SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Revisiting the Self-Confidence and Sport Performance Relationship: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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- The association between resilience and athletic performance: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Psychological Interventions to Enhance Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- A public health perspective on virtual reality interventions: exploring the impact of VR extreme sports on stress, anxiety, and depression in men with social anxiety disorder.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Self-Efficacy and Performance in Artistic Gymnastics: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Meta-Analysis of the CSAI-2 and CSAI-2R with Objective Sport Performance from 1985-2026.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mental Skills Training: An Often-Overlooked Aspect of Preparation for Future High-Performing Athletes in Sports Schools.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multidimensional Predictors of Ranking-Based Competitive Success in National-Level Junior Tennis Players: Evidence for the Dominant Role of Physical Performance.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Situational and Dispositional Achievement Goals' Relationships with Measures of State and Trait Sport Confidence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Review
- Slow paced breathing and power posing: a pre-competitive ritual during an American football season.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effects of body language training on mental health and performance in adolescent Ju Jutsu athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- How is mental health associated with teenagers' attitudes toward sport participation? - The chain mediating role of exercise self-efficacy and sport confidence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Impact of assistive tool-based training on anxiety, mental focus, and self-confidence among university swimming students.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Mapping 50 Years of Sport Psychology-Performance Meta-Analyses: A PRISMA-ScR Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Understanding dating intentions on linkedin through perceived trustworthiness and user engagement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- International Survey Exploring Rider-Perceived Sidedness of the Horse.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Association of football athlete engagement profiles with adolescent mental health - a latent profile analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Metabolic, Hematological, and Functional Health in Adults with Down Syndrome and Significance of Parental Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Chiropractic students' characteristics influencing confidence and competence in modulating spinal manipulation force-time characteristics of specific target forces: a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Mental imagery and stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy in competitive martial arts athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Self-confidence is a common research topic, and most applied textbooks include interventions designed to enhance athlete confidence. Our purpose was to quantify the self-confidence and sport performance literature using meta-analytic techniques. We also examined potential risk of bias indicators, and the moderation effects of study quality, sport characteristics, timing of confidence measurement, and individual differences among participants. Following a review of two past meta-analyses, a systematic search of APA PsycArticles, ERIC, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsychINFO, and SPORTDiscus within the EBSCOhost platform, and some hand searching, 41 articles published between 1986 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. Collectively, the included studies investigated 3711 athletes from 15 countries across 24 sports. The overall random effects estimate of the relationship (expressed as
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